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THE ROLES OF 
TEACHER AND 
LEARNER 
By: 
Lasminiati Nurul C. (125110500111014) 
Desy Ismaya N. (125110500111015)
THE ROLES OF TEACHER 
controller 
organizer 
participant 
assessor 
prompter 
observer 
tutor 
resource
1. The Teacher as Controller 
 Teacher in charge of the class and of 
the activity 
 Teacher-fronted classroom
2. The Teacher as Organizer 
Teacher should be able to organize 
students to do various activities. 
Engage 
Instruct 
Initiate 
Organize 
Feedback
3. The Teacher as Participant 
• Teachers may want to join in activity not as 
teachers, but as participants in their own right. 
• Students will enjoy having the teacher with them.
4. The Teacher as 
Assessor 
Teachers should be able to offer feedback, 
give correction and grades students in 
various ways.
5. The Teacher as Prompter 
Teachers should be able to motivate their 
students
6. The Teacher as Resource 
• Teacher will want to be helpful and available 
• Teachers answer to some questions from the 
students 
• Teachers can be one of the most important 
resources students have when they : 
Ask how to say or write something 
Want to know what a word or phrase means
7. The Teachers as Tutor 
• Teachers working with individuals or small 
groups 
• Teacher will allow more personal contact 
and real chance for feel supported and 
helped.
8. The Teachers as Observer 
• Observe what the students do 
• Especially in oral activities 
• To be able to give useful individual and group 
feedback.
WHICH ROLE? 
• Teachers need to be able to switch between 
the various roles, judging when it is 
appropriate to use one or the other 
• Teachers need to be aware of how they carry 
out the selective role and how they perform it
THE ROLES OF LEARNER 
• Engage actively in learning activity. 
• Learners are assessed as a part of daily 
learning through a range activities including 
dialogue and interaction with peers and 
teachers, practical investigations, performances, 
oral presentations, and discussions. 
• Learners are assessed on written work and on 
products such as artwork, report, projects.
• Demonstrate their knowledge and 
understanding, skills, capabilities. 
• Review their own learning through self 
assessment.
The roles of teachers and learners